Change Management Server for Enterprise Network Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Enterprise networks face complexity in configuration, application service provision, change management, and network protection as they grow in sophistication, necessitating effective methods to manage changes across diverse computing devices.
Innovation Solution
A data processing environment with Change Management Servers and Services that manage changes to Client Devices through Change Request Queues, automated checks, implementation scheduling, and reporting, ensuring dependency validation and state management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If enterprise networks grow in sophistication to support diverse computing devices and services, then network functionality and capabilities are improved, but network complexity and difficulty of management increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a Change Management Server as an intermediary system between network administrators and diverse computing devices. This server provides standardized interfaces and automated processes for managing changes across heterogeneous devices, reducing the complexity burden while maintaining versatile network functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The Change Management Server implements universal change management processes that can handle multiple types of computing devices and network services through standardized procedures. This multi-functional approach allows the system to manage diverse devices without requiring separate complex management mechanisms for each device type.
2Reliability
If manual change management processes are used to ensure careful review and approval, then change reliability is improved, but processing time and operational efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary automated checks and validations of change requests before they reach human reviewers. Dependency analysis, conflict detection, and preliminary approvals are conducted automatically, reducing the time required for manual review while maintaining reliability through pre-validation of critical parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The Change Management Server implements automated feedback loops that provide real-time status updates, dependency resolution notifications, and approval workflows. This automated feedback system reduces waiting time for change processing while maintaining reliability through systematic review and approval processes.
3Reliability
If comprehensive dependency checking is performed on change requests, then change reliability is improved, but processing complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service dependency analysis where the Change Management Server automatically analyzes change requests against the network configuration database, identifies dependencies, and performs validation without requiring manual intervention. This automated self-service approach maintains comprehensive checking while reducing processing complexity by eliminating manual dependency analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes of dependency checking with automated electronic systems. The server uses electronic database queries, automated algorithms, and computer-based validation to perform comprehensive dependency analysis, substituting manual mechanical review with efficient electronic processing that maintains reliability while reducing complexity.
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AI summary
An apparatus is provided with a change management module adapted to manage making changes to a data processing device of a data processing environment.